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Community Radio Support in Other Jurisdictions: France
Submitted by john on Fri, 2008-05-23 13:31.
Granting Agency: Fonds de soutien à l'expression radiophonique (FSER), Direction du développement des médias, funded by levy on commercial advertising
Programs: New station subsidy; operations; equipment
Grants 676 (2004)
Support: €24.6 million ($35.3 million) (2004)
There are roughly 600 “associative” or community radios in France. Funding for community radio is ensured by the federal Fonds de soutien à l'expression radiophonique (FSER), which is funded by a tax on the advertising revenue of commercial broadcast media. Each year, the radios submit accounts to be examined by FSER, who then decide how much money to allocate to each station. Support is available through three programs: new station subsidy; operational subsidy (operations, training of personnel, education and culture, program production and sharing, and social development); and acquisition and replacement of equipment. In 2004/05 FSER distributed 676 grants averaging €34,965 ($50,260) each.
Source: http://www.ddm.gouv.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=40
